July 29, 2011

Painting Progress

I haven’t done anything exciting this past week to post about. All I’ve done is paint, paint, paint and then paint some more. This is how the back of the house started out. Seriously peeling paint and partially yellow.

Not done yet, but if you ask me a huge improvement. The yellow’s gone and about three coats of paint on all surfaces.

Still to do:

* Second coat on insides of the upstairs windows & balcony door.

* Paint window & balcony door trim inside upstairs.

* All paint to go on inside and out on downstairs windows and door.

* Major window cleaning session. Hate.

* Installation of the new awning fabric.

* Putting furniture back.

Oh, and I met with my contractors the other day and they will give me a quote for a new decked area to be built next spring. I can’t want to get rid of the stone slabs and most of those flower beds. Making it mine.

HUGE improvment. Can't wait to see it with the new fabric on the markis-thingy (sorry about the Swenglish). Order window cleaning - gotta love the Rut-avdrag (there is no translation). 'cause you're SO worth it honey!!

Wow, you've made so much progress, it looks amazing! We have been in our house for 18 months and we are still knee deep in DIY and I can't see an end to it all. Looks like you'll be finished in no time! x

Three coats of white really makes it beautiful. And I am sure it protects the wood from the weather also. It looks like a brand new home now! Fresh and clean and ready for your awning!
Have a lovely weekend,Benita.

I think that the white is so fresh looking and your garden will look lovely up against the white. I can't wait to see the awning up now.
Just an aside - why are so many of the houses around you painted the same shade of yellow? I noticed this house colour also when I was in Ireland. Are you allowed to paint your house any colour you want - besides white or yellow?
All the best and have a great weekend.

White is much, much better. I determined yesterday that there are very few white houses I do not like. I must be partial to white. I do like a yellow, blue or green house occasionally, but it usually depends on the style of the house and its surroundings.

First, it looks great. Second, you are the most productive person I have ever intermet. I'm painting my kitchen right now and let me tell you, I've got nothing on you with your house painting. I can only imagine how much work it is!

perhaps you could show them the error of their ways, and get them to restrict it to ONLY white. ahhh. i found little scuffs and scrapes around the cottage that have revealed the most unbelievable colours underneath. who paints a 400 year old cottage orange?! and mint?! thank goodness it is let by a dane, who knows that white is clearly the only appropriate choice. x

This looks so much better, Benita, and I usually don't like white houses. In fact, I love yellow houses normally. But on attached homes, less color looks classier, IMHO. Maybe this will convince your neighbors to go with white next time they paint too. :)

Really, your paint job looks like it was done by a professional. Impressive.

so - this is the front of the house! what does the back look like? I was browsing your blog to see if I could locate a pic. The white facade really freshens your place! I didn't realize your place was part of an attached unit (meaning not a "stand alone")... I can see now why they've limited the colors to yellow or white. I was trying to visualize white against the snow, & I come to the conclusion that your place looks great in all seasons... I think I remember you using tiny twinkling lights to warm up your entry & draw people in... Do schedule yourself a massage at the end of painting... you deserve it. Do your hands ever stiffen from holding the paintbrush so many days in a row? besides painting more, how do you take care of that? ice?